Rajinikanth's 173rd film is on again with new director, Cibi Chakravarti
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Rajinikanth's 173rd film is on again with new director, Cibi Chakravarti

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Rajinikanth with director Cibi Chakravarti
Rajinikanth with director Cibi Chakravarti
5 Jan - It looks like Rajinikanth's 173rd film is back on track after it has found a new director to replace Sundar C.

Following Sundar C's withdrawal from the project late last year due to creative differences, the movie, currently called "Thalaivar173," will now be helmed by Cibi Chakravarti of Tamil film "Don" fame.

The news was confirmed by Raaj Kamal Films on X with a new teaser poster that was captioned, "Every HERO has a FAMILY," which has Cibi tagged in as well.

On the other hand, the director took to social media to share a photo of him with Rajinikanth, writing, "Met Superstar [Rajinikanth]. Blessed with a conversation for an hour about #DON, life & cinema. His presence was divine, his words were wisdom & we were on cloud nine when he said "What a film, what an emotion". All we could say is "What a Man". Love you Thalaiva."

The project, which saw a collaboration between Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan through the latter's production banner, is scheduled for a Pongal 2027 release.
Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth collaborate on the project
Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth collaborate on the project

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